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H.M.S. "Tern"

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What is recorded here

Map note: The recorded spot for H.M.S. "Tern" is near Twatt, Orkney Islands, Scotland; it is ruins. The building's name has a tale to tell, even when the record is short.

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  • Claire Pegrum, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Andy Farrington, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • John Comloquoy, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • David Wyatt, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Ian Balcombe, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Pascal De Schepper, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • N Chadwick, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Bill Boaden, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
  • Wayne Easton, Wikimedia Commons · CC BY-SA 2.0
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